Follow every brushstroke in this beautifully crafted documentary about the life and times of critically adored artist Gerhard Richter.

The only feature documentary about the painter in existence, director Corinna Belz was given unprecedented access to him in his studio and to his archives. Born in Dresden in 1932, Richter has lived through, and documented in his way, many major global and personal events of the past century. Gerhard Richter Painting brings the viewer closer to what Richter once said: “picturing things is what makes us human; art is making sense and giving shape to that sense.”

Considered one of the leading painters of our time, this film gives an intimate portrait of how he works – both physically and creatively – and how he sees the world around him.

The Cologne Cathedral Window, 2007; ‘In the Studio’ from the late 1960’s; interview with Gerhard Richter